A United Nations spokesman today confirmed that Executive Chairman of the UN Monitoring, Verification and Inspection Commission (UNMOVIC) would attend talks later this week between Iraqi officials and Secretary-General Kofi Annan.
Addressing senior United Nations political officers from across the globe today, Secretary-General Kofi Annan urged them to consider the need to reconcile justice with forgiveness in post-conflict situations.
Increasingly concerned about the intensifying cycle of violence in the Middle East, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today urged all sides to show utmost restraint and called for a renewed effort to achieve peace.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan, current Laureate of the Nobel Peace Prize, which he shared with the United Nations, is slated to open an exhibit today at UN Headquarters in New York commemorating the award’s 100-year history.
Peace-building – a multifaceted undertaking increasingly assigned to the United Nations – requires comprehensive and long-term efforts in order to succeed, Secretary-General Kofi Annan told the German Parliament today.
Beginning an official visit to Germany today, the United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, concluded an agreement on housing UN offices in Bonn and met with the country’s senior officials.
Reacting to the death of rebel leader Jonas Malheiro Savimbi, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on the parties in Angola to agree to an immediate ceasefire and to restart peace talks based on the so-called Lusaka Protocol.
The United Nations Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, today wrapped up his official visit to the United Kingdom after a series of meetings in London to discuss the Middle East and Afghanistan.
Condemning rebels in Colombia for kidnapping a presidential candidate, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan has called on all armed groups in the country to halt attacks against civilians.
Arguing that “sustainability” was far from an abstract concern, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan said today that an upcoming UN forum in Johannesburg on that issue would grapple with vital problems of how people can improve their lives now without jeopardizing the well-being of future generations.
